Preface

This manual describes the Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server, which enables Oracle client applications to access SQL Server data through Structured Query Language (SQL). The gateway, with the Oracle database, creates the appearance that all data resides on a local Oracle database, even though the data can be widely distributed.

This preface covers the following topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documentation

• Conventions

Audience

This manual is intended for Oracle database administrators who perform the following tasks:

• Installing and configuring the Oracle Database Gateway for SQL Server

• Diagnosing gateway errors

• Using the gateway to access SQL Server data

  Note:

  You should understand the fundamentals of Oracle Database Gateways and the Microsoft Windows operating system before using this guide to install or administer the gateway.

Documentation Accessibility

Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentation accessible to all users, including users that are disabled. To that end, our documentation includes features that make information available to users of assistive technology. This documentation is available in HTML format, and contains markup to facilitate access by the disabled community. Accessibility standards will continue to evolve over time, and Oracle is actively engaged with other market-leading technology vendors to address technical obstacles so that our documentation can be accessible to all of our customers. For more information, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web site at http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/.

Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation

Screen readers may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, some screen readers may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.

Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation

This documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or organizations that Oracle does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Access to Oracle Support Services

To reach Oracle Support Services, use a telecommunications relay service (TRS) to call Oracle Support at 1.800.223.1711. An Oracle Support Services engineer will handle technical issues and provide customer support according to the Oracle service request process. Information about TRS is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/trs.html, and a list of phone numbers is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trsphonebk.html.

Related Documentation

For more information, see the following documents:

• Oracle Database New Features Guide

• Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide

• Oracle Database Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Database Advanced Application Developer's Guide

• Oracle Database Concepts

• Oracle Database Performance Tuning Guide

• Oracle Database Error Messages

• Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide

• Oracle Database Reference

• Oracle Database SQL Language Reference

• Oracle Database Net Services Administrator's Guide

• SQL*Plus User's Guide and Reference

• Oracle Database Heterogeneous Connectivity User's Guide

• Oracle Database 2 Day DBA

• Oracle Database Security Guide

Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas of the seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

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Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document: